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    Estimated hatch day is July 15th!!! First hatch.

    Last week we lost our rooster, so this week, our hen decided to lay eggs (she was laying before we got her but had stopped when we brought her home) after mating with said rooster. So, my boyfriend decided to build an incubator. He has built it and the temps are staying steady and we put two...
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    15 new baby chicks on the way!

    When we first got our six chicks, my DB's sister thought we were nuts . But now she has been up to our house on several occassions now just to sit out back and watch the chicks run around. Well, yesterday was my DB's birthday, for his birthday, his sister ordered him, 15 chicks and...
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    Stupid, stupid dog!

    Yesterday I came home from work and found three of our chickens on the front porch I thought nothing of it, since they have discovered that the cement is nice and cool. I thought I would check on the chickens before I started dinner. I walk out to the coop and four of the chickens refuse to...
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    WANTED: Porcelian d'uccle Rooster

    Hello- I am looking for a Porcelian d'uccle rooster. I am willing to meet or pick-up. Please let me know. My neighbors dog got ours lst night, and my poor son just thinks he ran away. Hopefully we can find one to replace him soon. Neighbors dog won't be coming around anytime soon.
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    Is she alright? Please help, newbie here, with possible emergency.

    I recently got a pair of Porcelain D'uccle Bantams. The rooster is doing great, but my hen is worrying me a bit. The first night she had trouble figuring out how to get into the coop, which was to be expected, so we put her in there on the roost and she was just clucking away happy as can be...
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    Our new babies, what are they???

    We got our new babies this weekend. I wish I had gotten them sooner, because when we picked them up they were in a small cage with hardly any room to move around so they have picked at each others feathers. Will they grow back or will I have to wait until they molt? What are they, DS has...
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    Bears!!!! Oh, my!!!

    Last night my DBF and I were working on finishing the pen for the coop and we heard his parents dog across the road barking his head off, DBF went to check out what was going on, he came running back and told me to get DS into the house because a bear was down at his parents house, and off went...
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    Swaps/auctions in NY?

    Hello- I was wondering if anyone knew of any auctions or swaps in the hornell, NY area or within driving distance for a day trip. Thanks.
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    Owl deterrent to scare off hawks???

    Last night I was talking to my boyfriend about the problem we have in our area with hawks. He asked if I thought a owl deterrent(fake wooden) in the apple tree next to the coop would work. I told him I would ask you guys and get your opinion. I have learned so much and have gotten some great...
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    Windows, will they keep the coons and opossums out?

    My boyfriend has just about got the coop done. He ordered windows for it on Sunday, after reading about the coons, I was wondering, if the windows would be good enough to keep the coons and opossums out. They are vinyl windows just like you would put on a house 14 x 21 that has a screen just...
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    When to put chicks out in the new coop

    My boyfriend has been building a coop for our chicks, he is just about done, he has to hook up the last light and hang the feeder and waterer, but my question is how old should the chicks be, before we put them outside in the coop, I live in Western New York, so the weather has been pretty funky...
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    Bigger Brooder???

    We’re running out of room in our brooder, our poor babies are growing too fast, they don’t have much room to run around in. The coop is almost finished but, it’s still too cold out there for them, it was snowing yesterday. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use for a bigger brooder...
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    What am I? Updated with more recent pictures 5/21!!!

    I got six chicks from a local feed shop, and I know what four out of the six are, but I'm stumped as to what they are. This one is pip squeak This is Spot This one is my sweet Henny Penny edited to change title.
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    How big does the coop need to be?

    Ok, my boyfriend started building the coop for our new babies. The coop is 8” x 6” 8” x 6” tall with a slanted roof. We have the walls framed the roof done, all we need to do is add walls and the finishing touches for the inside. We also plan on having four nesting boxes that hang off the...
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    How do I tell if hen or rooster?

    Okay, I bought six little chicks this week, I know that three of them are females, but the other three were straight runs, so I have no idea if I have hens or roosters. How can I tell? Also, I know I have two Rhode Island reds, but the other four I have no idea, if I post a picture of them...
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    Hello from Western NY

    Hello- I'm from Western NY, and just came home with six baby chicks this weeks, I thought I was prepared boy was I wrong.
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